hey what's up everyone morey croson here and today we're going to be going over one key
thing that should make a huge difference in your overall sprinting performance so
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all right so this is something i was actually doing yesterday i was working out and i was
just working on some single leg jumps just like one side just trying to be able to
jump in and spend the least amount of time on the ground as possible and also be able
to really maximize the landing to be able to really have a big impact on my contact time
and what i realized is the importance of how i was using my arms and being able to actually
achieve that right again i was trying to make it so i was landing and and not making it so i
i go into any types of collapsing of the feet you know collapsing of the knees making it so i could
maintain a strong position within the ankle so then i could then really quickly get right back
off the ground and what i realized was something i think would correlate really strong with a
with the overall sprinting mechanics as well so you know what we what happens is as we're
sprinting we can see you know like with me i'm really driving back with my left arm
as i'm also driving back with my right leg right so what happens is i see a lot of people that i
think end up going just too far straight back or even with me here i'm going kind of going out a
little bit with my arm there as i'm landing and so basically what happens is whatever way my hand my
hand or my arm is moving is going to be the same type of direction my foot's going to end up so if
i'm allowing my arm to go out to the side right or if i'm really just focusing on going back now my
foot is going to either absorb that weight you know further back or it's going to absorb to
the inside okay and that is going to cause a collapse you know potential collapse in the
foot or it's going to make it so i spent more time on the ground right so what i was realizing is
that the more i can get my arm to be going up the easier it would make the landing phase on my foot
then make it so that i could transition right back off of the ground very quickly and effectively so
i think that's going to be a critical thing to be able to understand is being able to
drive your arm back and up in a way to make it so you're able to generate a lot of force to the
ground as well as making so you can really have a strong foot contact time and get the foot right
you know right back off the ground very quickly really be aware of how you're moving that arm
back making sure that you're not going you know you're not straightening that arm out too much
or what making it so your momentum is going down making your momentum go only
back or you know making it so your momentum is going out to the side all those things are
going to make it so your foot is going to it's going to challenge the absorption through the
foot which will again impact your force into the ground which we all know that the amount of force
you're able to generate in the ground has a direct correlation to how fast you're able to go as well
as your full contact time and and how your foot is contacting the ground right so if your foot is
contacting ground in an inefficient manner making it so you have a longer contact time that's going
to slow you down you want to really maximize the efficiency through the foot through that landing
phase and by being able to really focus on the arm and how it's correct connected well i think make a
big difference in your overall performance so as always guys thanks for watching if you have any
questions go ahead and leave those down below i hope this ends up helping you guys out if it does
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just because this is just a a small part of all the benefits you're going to be able to get by
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people are missing is just having a coach who can really look at the biomechanics of their overall
you know speed whether it's the start phase the drive face or the top and speed phase and if you
don't have that if you don't have the ability to you know get a coach that's kind of giving you the
direction of what you need to focus on and how to improve it you're not going to get any significant
changes in your speed performance so you need to have something very specific that you're working
on and be able to make incremental growth in that area in order to see big improvements in
the speed i know for me i went from 60 miles an hour to 22 miles an hour and a lot of it just
had to go into i mean for me building a lot of strength and power was a big thing but another
thing was also really getting into the technique of how to run efficiently and effectively and by
doing that again was able to get to 22 miles an hour and you know still going to try to
get to 23 miles an hour so it's just a consistent upgrade of what your performance can be and will
be when you really concentrate on that technique so thanks for watching guys we'll talk to you soon